Principali verbi irregolari

Base form Past simple Past participle

be was/were been essere
become became become diventare
begin began begun iniziare
bite bit bitten mordere
blow blew blown soffiare
break broke broken rompere
bring brought brought portare
build built built costruire
burn burnt burnt bruciare
buy bought bought comprare
catch caught caught afferrare, prendere
choose chose chosen scegliere
come came come venire
cost cost cost costare
cut cut cut tagliare
do did done fare
draw drew drawn disegnare
dream dreamt dreamt sognare
drink drank drunk bere
drive drove driven guidare
eat ate eaten mangiare
fall fell fallen cadere
feed fed fed nutrire
feel felt felt sentire
fight fought fought lottare
find found found trovare
fly flew flown volare
forbid forbade forbidden proibire
forget forgot forgotten dimenticare
freeze froze frozen gelare
get got got, gotten (US) ottenere
give gave given dare
go went gone andare
grow grew grown crescere, coltivare
have had had avere
hear heard heard udire
hide hid hidden nascondere
hit hit hit colpire
hold held held tenere
hurt hurt hurt ferire, far male
keep kept kept tenere

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 Principali verbi irregolari

Base form Past simple Past participle

know knew known sapere, conoscere
leave left left lasciare, partire
lend lent lent prestare
let let let lasciare
lose lost lost perdere
make made made fare
mean meant meant significare
meet met met incontrare
pay paid paid pagare
put put put mettere
read read read leggere
ride rode ridden cavalcare
ring rang rung suonare
rise rose risen salire
run ran run correre
say said said dire
see saw seen vedere
seek sought sought cercare
sell sold sold vendere
send sent sent spedire
set set set mettere
shake shook shaken scuotere
sing sang sung cantare
sit sat sat sedere
sleep slept slept dormire
smell smelled, smelt (GB) smelled, smelt (GB) odorare
speak spoke spoken parlare
spell spelled, spelt (GB) spelled, spelt (GB) sillabare
spend spent spent spendere
stand stood stood stare
swear swore sworn giurare
swim swam swum nuotare
take took taken prendere
teach taught taught insegnare
tell told told raccontare
think thought thought pensare
understand understood understood capire
wake woke woken svegliare
wear wore worn indossare
win won won vincere
write wrote written scrivere

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